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Thread: WHat's going on?

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    WHat's going on?

    I've seen at least 3 outages of the site in the past two days or so. It looked (to my non-admin eye) to be DDoS attacks.
    Does anyone know more?
    If you are in Prosper With Integrity, and do not like that your personal information has been published here, please talk to these good people: http://www.attorneygeneral.gov http://www.ic3.gov http://www.fbi.gov

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    Re: WHat's going on?

    You're exactly right - it is a series of botswarm / DDoS attacks and protection kicking in, which limits the amount of users.

    At one stage we had over 7000 "visitors" accessing the site in a matter of minutes
    The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing

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    Re: WHat's going on?

    I had problems 2-3 dozen times over the last two days.
    Since it was happening from both home and work I kinda assumed it was a DDos related situation.

    Someone is most likely unhappy about a thread.
    Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science. -C. Darwin

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    Re: WHat's going on?

    If it was one of my threads, I would hazard a guess that it relates to the Cash Tracking System, as Van Irion spooked late on the 6th or early on the 7th of July, acting to try and destroy some of the evidence of his involvement and disguise it as being his wife's instead.
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    Re: WHat's going on?

    Quote Originally Posted by ProfHenryHiggins View Post
    If it was one of my threads, I would hazard a guess that it relates to the Cash Tracking System, as Van Irion spooked late on the 6th or early on the 7th of July, acting to try and destroy some of the evidence of his involvement and disguise it as being his wife's instead.
    A ddos attack is like a warning at TG....It's a clear sign of the great job you doing and that you are making a difference.....
    ʎɐqǝ uo pɹɐoqʎǝʞ ɐ ʎnq ı ǝɯıʇ ʇsɐן ǝɥʇ sı sıɥʇ

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    Re: WHat's going on?

    It's amazing how many punk ass admins have resources beyond their level of wisdom. RS is their chance to rethink their behavior and use their skills for the good of the community. They aren't going to get the same chance in the traditional justice system.

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